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Lymphatic-Venous Derivative and Reconstructive Microsurgery
Lymphedema that is refractory to nonoperative methods may be managed by surgical treatment. Indications include insufficient lymphedema reduction by...
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Current Dilemmas and Controversy
The ideal treatment for the lymphedematous limb should restore both function and a normal cosmetic appearance regardless of its etiology....
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Oil Contrast Lymphangiography
Ever since the lymphatic vessels were discovered incidentally in 1622 by Gasparo Asselius, Professor of Anatomy at Pavia University in Italy,1 the...
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Prospects for Lymphatic Reconstructive Surgery
To get a better prospect of reconstructive microlymphatic surgery we need further improvement of the diagnosis and use of the appropriate...
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Lymph Nodes Transfer Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery
Manual lymphatic drainage – based complex decongestive therapy has become the mainstay of chronic lymphedema management for many decades, as reviewed...
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Special Issues in Pediatric Primary Lymphedema
Primary lymphedema in the pediatric group has a special position among the Âcongenital vascular malformation (CVM), because the majority represent a...
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Management of Upper Extremity Lymphoedema with Microsurgical Lympho-Venous Anastomosis (LVA)
A 59 year old woman presented with an 8 year history of edema of the left arm. Initially, the edema appeared in the upper arm. The patient was...
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Lymphatic venous anastomosis (LVA) for treatment of secondary arm lymphedema. A prospective study of 11 LVA procedures in 10 patients with breast cancer related lymphedema and a critical review of the literature
Objective The incidence of breast cancer related lymphedema (BCRL) varies between 7-35% depending on the combination of treatment modalities. Early...
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Lymphatic Malformation
Lymphatic malformation is the most common form of congenital vascular malformation and may exist alone or with other vascular malformations, e.g....
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Surgical Management of Lymphedema
An ideal treatment for the lymphedematous limb should restore both function and cosmetic appearance. Unfortunately, it is impossible to achieve these...
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Using heparin therapy to reverse protein-losing enteropathy in a patient with CDG-Ib
Background A 22-year-old female presented with edema, diarrhea, hypoalbuminemia and pancytopenia. She had previously been diagnosed with congenital...
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Anatomy and biomechanics of normal craniovertebral junction (a) and biomechanics of stabilization (b)
IntroductionA knowledge of the bony configuration, ligamentous attachments, joint articulations, vascular supply, muscle function, and lymphatic...
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Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa complicated with chronic tibial osteomyelitis
Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa represents an infrequent clinical entity with cutaneous changes characterized by dermal fibrosis, hyperkeratotic...
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Long-Term Results of Microscopic Lymphatic Vessel-Isolated Vein Anastomosis for Secondary Lymphedema of the Lower Extremities
PurposeTo evaluate the effectiveness of microscopic lymphatic vessel-isolated vein anastomosis in patients with secondary obstructive lymphedema of a...